By Stephen Nakrosis
Professional services company Accenture PLC said its chief executive, Julie Sweet, will also assume the role of chair of the board, effective Sept. 1.
She will succeed Executive Chairman David Rowland, who will step down from the board on that date.
Ms. Sweet succeeded Mr. Rowland as chief executive of Accenture in September 2019.
--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
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Presently, Julie Spellman Sweet is Chief Executive Officer & Director at Accenture Plc. Ms. Sweet is also Chairman at Catalyst, Inc., Member of The Business Roundtable, Member-Executive Council at TechNet, Member-International Business Council at The World Economic Forum USA, Inc., Partner at Swaine & Moore LLP and Member-Leadership Council at Initiative For Global Development and on the board of 6 other companies. In the past Ms. Sweet was Partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, Chief Executive Officer at Accenture LLP and Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer & Counsel at Accenture SCA. Julie Spellman Sweet received an undergraduate degree from Claremont McKenna College and a graduate degree from Columbia Law School.
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